Explore and be Inspired

Explore and discover the rich offerings on Yoga Basics! Need some inspiration for your yoga practice? Check out our Yoga Lessons section for themes to guide your practice, or explore our Yoga Inspiration section with it’s inspirational teachers, photographers, places, videos and stories (coming soon!). Discover foods and recipes that support a calm and peaceful yogic life in our Yoga Lifestyle section, and find out about the latest yoga DVDs, books and music for yoga in our Yoga Reviews section.

November Giveaway

Our Yoga Books

Check out our yoga books: Yoga for Beginners takes you through all the basics of practicing yoga and then teaches you the poses in the context of a yoga practice sequence. Yoga Class guides you through eight lessons to learn 30 of the most commonly used poses while incorporating yogic philosophy and principles of alignment.

New to Yoga?

To get the most out of our site, we suggest you take some time to explore before jumping into the practice. Browse our yoga 101 section for general info on the history and types of yoga, then start exploring asanas the physical postures used in hatha yoga. Remember to breathe and always start your yoga practice with a brief meditation. If you are new to yoga, please read our Yoga for Beginner's page

Ahimsa / Non-Violence

Ahimsa, the yogic practice of non violence must be adhered to when engaging in the practice of hatha yoga. Respect your body's limitations and inner wisdom, if something feels wrong or dangerous, please do not do it.
Please consult your health care practitioner before starting a yoga, pranayama or other exercise program.

Yogic Wisdom

There is a light that shines beyond all things on earth, beyond us all, beyond the heavens, beyond the very highest heavens. This is the light that shines in our hearts.